CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of Forestry is seeking applications for the State Fire Assistance grant program. About $1 million from the National Fire Plan will be available for projects statewide.
RENO (AP) - A Smith Valley woman says mountain lions killed 17 of her sheep in one night.
CARSON CITY - Hunters who did not draw a mule deer tag in Nevada's recently completed second draw still have a chance to go hunting this fall.
RENO - The High Sierra Riders 4-H Club, a program of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, is hosting its third annual Saddle Up® for St. Jude event, 4 - 9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10 at Washoe Lake State Park.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno's Department of Anthropology, in partnership with the Nevada Indian Commission and the Washoe Tribal Historic Preservation Office, is conducting an excavation at the historic Stewart Indian School in Carson City. The Stewart facility is a 110-acre historic district that is home to more than 50 historic buildings.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has nearly $1.25 million dollars in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada.
RENO - University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a workshop in Reno on Aug. 20 to provide information on agricultural economic trends and financial assistance available to mitigate drought impacts on Nevada's agricultural producers.
WASHINGTON - A one-stop-shop website, Business.USA.gov/healthcare, will provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act may affect businesses and help them compete. 
The Lovelock Relay for Life celebration took place July 26 and raised $2,597 during the 24-hour event at Joe Yanni Field. Other fundraising efforts throughout the year brought in $7,633 prior to the July event for a total of $10,230, not including the money raised during the Frontier Days celebration. Photos by Alicia Craig, the Lovelock Review-Miner (unless noted)
LOVELOCK - Pershing County Chukar's Unlimited is a local group dedicated to wildlife conservation in Pershing County and northern Nevada. Every year the group partners with other entities to restore and enhance natural habitat.
LOVELOCK - On average, July is the warmest month of the year. Weather in Lovelock for the month of July was pretty much typical of past years, Reno National Weather Service Meteorologist Marvin Boyd said.
WINNEMUCCA -Hey gardeners! Do you have a zucchini that looks more like a baseball bat than a squash? What about a cantaloupe that would rival a beach ball any day of the week?
WINNEMUCCA - Area bakers are invited to pull out all the stops this Labor Day weekend to participate in the second annual "Wilton Cake Decorating Contest."
LOVELOCK - Former Lovelock Tribal BIA police officer trainee Tyler Wilson was arrested on June 5 by the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force in Artesia, N.M., while attending the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
